• Russian energy giant Gazprom says gas flows to Europe via the Nord Stream 1 pipeline will be slashed to 20 percent from Wednesday due to maintenance.
  • Kyiv says it hopes to resume grain exports from Ukraine’s Black Sea ports this week under a UN-brokered deal signed on Friday.
  • The Kremlin says Russia’s attack on Saturday on the Black Sea port of Odesa “should not affect” the agreement.
  • Moscow claims it has destroyed a high-mobility artillery rocket system in Ukraine as Kyiv says such US-made HIMARS have helped it annihilate 50 Russian ammunition depots.

This live blog is now closed. Thank you for joining us.

These were the updates on Monday, July 25: